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Auberge de Savièse: Valais on your plate, in Les Pâquis

On Rue des Pâquis, the Auberge de Savièse serves fondues, raclettes and Valais dishes in a chalet-style room. More than 5,300 Google reviews and a rating of 4.6: the most-reviewed Swiss table in Geneva.

By Aurélie Chappuis23 October 20261 min read
Auberge de Savièse: Valais on your plate, in Les Pâquis

The wood-panelled dining room of the Auberge de Savièse in Les Pâquis, with set tables and large windows

The verdict

The Auberge de Savièse is Valais transported to Les Pâquis: wood panelling, tablecloths and a mountain menu. With more than 5,300 Google reviews and a rating of 4.6, it is the most-reviewed Swiss table in the city.

Its location, nine minutes from the station, makes it a practical choice for a first evening.

On the menu

Fondues, raclette, dried meat and Valais specialities. Continuous service, from noon until late evening, lets you eat at any time, which is rare in Geneva.

Our advice

Book for the evening: the room is often full of visitors and regulars. For fondue by the lake, the Bains des Pâquis are ten minutes away on foot.

Read on: Where to eat in Geneva without breaking the bank and Fondue in Geneva and Geneva specialities.

Sources: the establishment's website, Geneva Tourism, Google Maps (address, rating and reviews checked on 23 October 2026). Distances are walking estimates.

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Frequently asked questions

What do you eat at the Auberge de Savièse?
Valais and Swiss specialities: fondue, raclette, dried meat. The room has the decor of a mountain chalet.
Does the Auberge de Savièse serve all day?
According to its Google listing, it is open from noon to 11pm every day, so you can eat in the middle of the afternoon.
The author

Aurélie Chappuis

Writer · Watchmaking & Watches and Wonders

Aurélie grew up in Carouge, in a family of watch regulators, and has followed the watch fair since it moved to Palexpo. She knows which days the streets of Plainpalais empty out, and at what time the lakeside hotels are fully booked. She only recommends a place if she has walked in through the public entrance.